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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 27, 2016 Greg Stocker Owner 25 years experience Eco-preacher to testify here Friday at Axe & Fiddle C Driveway, Rock, Septic Pumping, NEW AND REPAIRS SENIOR DISCOUNT Residential and Commercial Licensed and Bonded CCB#70638 Cell: (541) 729-7779 NEW: Digital X-Rays (use less radiation) Implants •Teeth Whitening • Extractions Lumineers (no prep veneers as seen on TV) Cottage Grove Dental Dr. Brent Bitner, DDS 350 Washington, Cottage Grove (behind Better Bodies) 541.942.7934 COME IN AND CHECK OUT OUR CHAIN ART! ottage Grove will welcome a dif- ferent sort of preacher to town for a different sort of sermon this weekend. On Friday, Reverend Billy of Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir, a New York City-based group of performance artists and eco-activists, will read from his new book, “The Earth Wants You,” a chronicle of the group’s efforts to spread its message at locales like Occupy Wall Street, the St. Louis offi ces of agricultural giant Monsanto, at concerts opening for Neil Young and elsewhere. ‘The Earth Wants YOU’ aims to “inspire readers and listeners to chal- lenge the poisons, consumerism, hate that are killing our planet,” according to pro- motional materials. The Sentinel recently caught up with Reverend Billy just before he entered a New York City subway. He referenced ac- tions by Greenpeace and other activists who managed to keep a Royal Dutch Shell oil ship from leaving Portland last summer by dangling from a bridge as something he and his team “greatly admired.” “They weren’t just standing up to an enormous company,” he said. “They were doing it with a kind of aesthetic grace, and the streamers dangling from that bridge were just beautiful.” The Reverend stated that, while Cottage Grove does not approach the bank offi ces on Wall Street or a Portland bridge in terms of scale, the community and its residents no doubt still have their own battles to fi ght. Open 7 days a week! 79149 N. River Road 541-942-4664 Save for a rainy year. Matt Bjornn ChFC, Agent State Farm Agent 1481 Gateway Blvd Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Bus: 541-942-2623 Get a 58 Month FDIC-insured CD “Each of us in our own local setting has our own bridge dangling to do,” he said. Some activist organizations, however, don’t go far enough to combat what Rev- erend Billy and others feel is the wanton destruction of the planet. ‘The Earth Wants You’ was released on April 22, and Friday at the Axe and Fiddle will be the only event in this area to com- memorate its release. The reading is free and begins at 7 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 28 5:30 p.m. Yoncalla Beautifi cation Com- mittee. Meets at Yoncalla City Hall 7 p.m.: City of Drain Budget Comm. Meeting and Revenue Sharing Proposed Use Hearing. At Drain Civic Center, 205 W. A St. FRIDAY, APRIL 29 7-9 p.m.: The Slow Ponies. At Drain Civic Center, 205 W. A St., Drain. Spon- sored by N. Douglas Performing Arts Council. $5 pp. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Re- freshments available. Info: 541-520-9808 SATURDAY, APRIL 30 2-4 p.m. Flowers and Butterfl ies. At ECCC Library in Elkton. TUESDAY, MAY 3 6:30 p.m. Yoncalla Parks & Rec. Budget Comm. Meeting. At Yoncalla Community Center, 400 Main St. *The Sentinel is compiling this calendar for the Drain, Yoncalla and Elkton areas. Those who wish to do so can submit any events to billing@cgsentinel.com. The Sentinel cannot print garage sale or fund- raiser type events in this calendar. These must be submitted to classifi eds (can send to same email), but there is a charge for classifi eds starting at $7.65 for up to 10 words. Items listed in the Calendar of Events are free. The Cottage Grove’s Garden Club presentation on Tues- day, May 3 at 7 p.m. will offer the opportunity to learn from NABA (North American But- terfl y Association) members Alison Center and John Hogan as they share their vast knowl- edge of butterfl ies that call this area “home” and explain the lo- cal efforts to expand habitat for monarchs, for which compli- mentary milkweed seeds will be available. As always, this presentation is free and open to the public. The Garden Club meets on the fi rst Tuesday of each month at The First Presbyterian Church on the corners of Adams and Third streets. tions and create strict liability when a non-GMO farmer’s crop is contaminated. The meeting is open to the public. 912 Project Creswell’s annual Maypole Dance will be Monday, May 2 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the library’s backyard at First and Oregon Ave. Traditional dances and winding the ribbons around the Maypole highlight the event. Live music by Ruth Anne Fral- ey. Pretty dresses, fl owers, rib- bons and garlands welcome, as are spectators. The event is sponsored by Creswell Library. Farmers Marie Bowers and Rodney Hightower will speak at the next meeting of the Cottage Grove 912 Project, Monday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant, 401 E. Main. They will argue against a proposed Lane County Charter Amendment to prohibit the use of GMOs by corpora- Maypole dance Information is available at 541- 895-2254, http://moveablefeet. weebly.com. CCS registration Creswell Christian School (CCS) is now registering for grades K-12 for school year 2016-2017. Those interested are asked to call Becky Lake at (541)895-4622. Creswell Christian Child Care Center (5C’s) is now registering for preschool and pre-kindergar- ten for school year 2016-2017; those interested can call Debbie Hisey at (541)895-4652. Grab a BITE of Cottage Grove R estaurant G U I D E 2.00 % APY* 6HWDVLGHPRQH\ZLWKDÀ[HGUDWHRIUHWXUQ,·OOEH WKHUHWRVKRZ\RXUDWHVDQGWHUPVWKDWFDQKHOS \RXUHDFK\RXUJRDO DAILY BLOODY LUNCH MARY R E BAR & DINN SIUNDAYS • 12-8PM SPECIALS NEW HAPPY HOUR Bank with a Good Neighbor ® . CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. *Annual Percentage Yield as of 03/30/16. Advertised rates are subject to change at the Bank’s discretion. 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